Michigan Schools

Of the over 10,000 tips Michigan’s school safety program OK2Say received in 2025, more than 3,500 were related to serious mental health concerns.

"I believe the way that we started is the best way to go at the state and local level,” McMahon said. “Where parents, local superintendents, and governors are really the ones that are making the decisions about how taxpayer money gets spent in your state for your kids."

The School Finance Research Foundation estimates Michigan schools will need $22.8 billion in infrastructure investment over the next decade.

Michigan schools will receive more than $1.3 billion dollars from lottery sales in 2023. A retailer who sells tickets in Comstock Park tells Dee Morrison those sales are important to small businesses too.

New proposed bills would require K-12 schools to carry Narcan

Some schools in Michigan are moving activities like recess and field day inside today.

The proposal asked voters to approve funds to construct new buildings and renovate aging infrastructure.

The state is rolling out grants to help schools hire resource officers to be on hand to help with campus safety and crisis management. The grants will add up to nearly $25 million. The money will go to 195 local and intermediate school districts and charter schools with a focus on smaller schools that don’t already have resource officers.

The commission consists of members representing parents, the state police, the state health department, the state Department of Education and others.After months of meeting, the Michigan House School Safety Task Force’s final report is out.The 12-page document breaks up its focus areas to prevention, mitigation and response measures.

The U.S. Department of Education is awarding nearly $1 billion to states and territories providing students with safer and healthier learning environments.